Collapsible building



Feb. 22, 1944. J FUEHRER 2,342,264

COLLAPSIBLE BUILDING Filed April 15, 1943 23 4: z MK I W H Z3 MN F Q 23 I INVENTOR.

ATTORNL'K Patented Feb. 22, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 4 COLLAPSIBLE BUILDING Jacob Fuehrer, Moodus, Conn.

Application April 15, 1943, Serial No. 483,128

3 Claims.

This invention relates to architecture, with special reference to buildings adapted to be rapidly erected or dismantled for moving from one situation to another.

One of the objects is to provide a collapsible, or ioldable building in which the several walls are hingedly connected to the floor, or floor beams, and held, when erect, by hook-ended tie rods having means for length adjustment.

A further feature is in the provision of a gable roof, slanting in opposite directions, and held to the upright sides in a firm and novel manner, displaceable at will.

Another purpose is to produce a habitable building provided with a door and windows, and having a central longitudinal beam or girder to which all parts are connected and held under tensional stress until it is desired to move the same.

A still further aim is to entirely avoid the use of fastenings, such as nails, screws, pins, etc., no tools being needed in erecting or wrecking the building.

These objects are attained by the novel construction, combination and arrangement of simple, readily obtainable parts, hereinafter described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, forming a component of this disclosure, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a building made in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the building as unfolded.

Figure 4 is a side view of the main girder.

Figure 5 is an illustrative sectional view, showing the side walls raised and held in position by the girder.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary sectional view showing the comer construction.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral l5 designates the floor sill beams to which the floor I5 is connected by hinges I l, the floor being in sections as shown.

The front walls l8, also in section, are attached to the floor by hinges l9, as are also the rear walls 20, and the end walls 2|.

All of these several walls are provided with window openings 22, supplied with removable glazed sash 23. An opening 24 in the front wall is arranged to receive the door 25.

The end walls 2| are provided centrally in their upper edges with recess 23 to receive the ends of a girder 21 extending from end to end of the building; set in opposite sides of the girder and also in its upper side, are eyes 28.

Similar eyes 29 are fixed in the upper portion of the front and rear sides l8 and 20 and in these latter eyes are pivotally secured loops 30, on the outer ends of rods 3|, the inner ends of which are screw threaded to engage adjustably in turnbuckles 32.

Other rods 33 engage in like manner in the other ends of the tum-buckles and terminate in hooks 34, engageable in the eyes of the girder 21.

A ridge pole 35 is supported directly above the girder and connected with it by similar ad-. justable hook-rods, generally indicated at 36.

A roof 31 is supported by the ridgepole 35, and upper ends of the side walls l8 and 20; also by the triangular gables 38, resting on the end walls 2|.

At the junction of the end and side walls, that is the inner corners of the building, are upright pillars 39, which may be secured by bolts 40 to the end walls 2 I, while other bolts 4| holds strips of insulating material 42, set in the pillars against the inner surface of side walls l8 and 20.

At the front and rear of the structure are a plurality of upright reenforcements 43 held in a similar manner and provided, if desired, with insulative inserts 44.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a neat appearing building, of any desired size, can be economically made, erected where required or removed without difliculty.

Due to the adjustable tie rods the building elements are firmly bound, presenting adequate strength and security.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and sought to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A building comprising frame sills, side and end walls hingedly connected to said sills to swing into perpendicular and horizontal positions, a girder supported by said end walls and extending centrally therebetween, eyes fixed in the side and upper surface of the girder, hook rods pivotally attached to the upper portion of said side walls to engage in the side eyes of said girder, and means to adjust the length of said rods.

2. A building comprising frame sills, side and end walls hingedly connected to said sills to swing into perpendicular and horizontal positions, a girder supported by said end walls and extending centrally therebetween, eyes fixed in the side and upper surface of the girder, hook rods pivotally attached to the upper portions of said side walls to engage in the side eyes of said girder, a ridge pole having hook rods pivotally attached to its under side to engage the eyes fixed in the upper surface of said girder, means for adjusting the length of all of said rods, and a gable roof carried by said ridge pole and side Walls.

3. A building comprising frame sills, side and end walls hingedly connected to said sills to swing into perpendicular and horizontal positions, a girderisupported by saidend Wallsand extending centrally therebetween, eyes fixed in the side and upper surface of the girder, hook rods pivotally attached to the upper portions of said side walls to engage in the side eyes of said girder, a ridge pole having hook rods pivotal- 1y attached to its under side to engage the eyes fixed in the upper surface of said girder, means for adjusting the length of all of said rods, gables on the end walls to support said ridge pole, a gable roof supported by said ridge pole and gables, openings in all of said walls constitutingl doors and windows, and a floor supported by said sills.

JACOB FUEHRER. 

